Shipping management case study
In this case study, read about Barry Conway's career in shipping management.
Find out more about shipping management here.
Sector: Ship training
Name of company: Clyde Marine Training
Work area based: Glasgow
Individual name: Barry Conway
Age: 29
Job title: Facilities Manager
Home area: Port Glasgow
School/college/university: St Stephens High and Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
Career Path
• Left School with 8 SGs and 2 Highers and went to Nautical College for HNC Marine Engineering.
• Qualified as Engineering Officer
• Served on tankers, cruise ships and private mega yachts for 10 years.
• Served as 2nd to Chief Engineer and Facilities Manager
• Working in Glasgow as a Training Officer
What are the key skills used in your job?
• Engineering skills
• Teamwork
• People skills
• Tact and diplomacy
What are the biggest challenges in your job?
• Working in hazardous weather on a ship
• Telling a young person that their application has been unsuccessful i.e. for medical or other reasons
What do you enjoy most about your job?
• Every aspect of life at sea
• Spending time and speaking to passengers and crew
• Making a difference to young people in training and helping them through any problems
What advice would you give to others interested in this type of work?
Try it. The sea is not a career for everyone. You get paid to learn and get to travel and gain a qualification highly regarded around world.
A day in the life of a Facilities Manager
Working on ships is never the same day twice, visit different countries and have different problems and challenges to face.
• Planning day and issuing jobs
• Daily meeting with Chief Engineer discussing problems
• Checking vessel for jobs that have been completed or in progress
• Supervising, taking inventory and ordering materials
• Speaking to passengers
• Dining with passengers or with friends, shopping or going to a show, playing sports
Teacher placement
Would you like to find out more about these companies or this industry? A teacher placement is a great way to do this. To find out more about the national Excellence in Education through Business Links placement programme visit Careers Scotland.
